He studied with the American composers Henry Cowell and Adolph Weiss and the Austrian-born composer Arnold Schoenberg. In 1942 he settled in New York City. Influenced by Zen Buddhism‚ Cage often used silence as a musical element‚ with sounds as entities hanging in time‚ and he sought to achieve randomness in his music. In Music of Changes (1951)‚ for piano‚ tone combinations occur in a sequence determined by casting lots. In 4 ’33" (1952)
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sometimes to serve no need at all. It is one thing to keep an animal nearby to serve one’s needs but it is cruel to want to keep them ’just for fun’. Hence‚ keeping animals and birds in cages is quite ridiculous if not cruel. It is most definitely cruel to keep any animal or bird in captivity; worse still confined in cages. An animal or bird is so carefree in its own environment. It knows of no restrictions. It goes about its own business of eating and drinking and creating babies. Even domestic animals
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Year 7 History Research Task- Ancient Civilisations Report by Caitlin Mewett Mids c- The Great Wall of China page: 1 The Great wall of China was an ancient gigantic defensive project. It is one of the largest construction projects ever completed. The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world today. The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years.When it was their turn‚ each emperor added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. However the wall was
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Brown “Can You Be Educated from a Distance” An objective look into distance learning “Can You Be Educated from a Distance‚” an insightful essay by James Barszcz‚ brings to focus some of the benefits and disadvantages of Distance Learning education (DL). In it‚ Barszcz discusses the mechanics of DL courses available to students‚ the quality of education DL can offer‚ and some reasoning behind its rapidly growing popularity. “Can You Be Educated from a Distance” is an engaging article that students
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first-person narrator of the story. The story opens abruptly‚ with the narrator sitting on a perch in his cage in a pet store in Houston‚ having been reincarnated somehow as a yellow-nape Amazon parrot. One day‚ his former wife‚ accompanied by what he assumes must be her current lover‚ enters the store and is drawn to him. She buys him and takes him back to their former home‚ where she keeps him in a cage in the den. Despite his physical and‚ to a degree psychological‚ transformation‚ he is still jealous
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Diana- Beatrice Lecturer: A. Pennell Text- Analysis- Group 3 Nov 11‚ 2010 Trifles: Minnie Wright. A Bird in a Cage Minnie Wright represents the focal point in the short story‚ and the image that best reveals her character is that of a bird in a cage. By comparing Minnie to a bird locked in a cage‚ the author manages to convey to the reader her feelings of hopelessness‚ dispair‚ and a longing to be free again. Before she married
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Para 1 A cage is an enclosure used to confine or protect something. People nowadays keep animals in cages for entertainment and profit purposes. Some people say that caging the animals is a money-making gimmick and it is unethical as it deprives them of their freedom. However‚ there are other reasons‚ such as the importance of preserving the species to ensure it does not go into extinction‚ giving people a chance to appreciate wildlife that is impossible to find in a modern‚ commercialized city
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Regarding to an article by Investopedia‚ the Power-Distance Index (PDI) is an index developed by Dutch sociologist Geert Hofstede that measures the distribution of power and wealth between people in a nation‚ business or culture. The power-distance index seeks to demonstrate the extent to which subordinates or ordinary citizens submit to authority. The power-distance index figure is lower in countries or organizations in which authority figures work closely with those not in authority‚ and is higher
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Open distance learning is an idea of education system where separation between teachers and learners by space and/or time according to (Prospectus‚ 2011). The flexible aspect of open distance learning sense that there are no time and location constraints for learners. This means‚ learners can easily access for learning environment. The objective for open distance learning is to provide opportunities for those who could not commit as a full time student or study in traditional manner. Learners
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Study skills for distance learner Introduction In this modern era of technology world‚ traditionally education study at the college and university is progressively complemented or even replaced by new technologies called distance learning. In the past decades‚ distance learning offerings have flourished across the nation. Institution such as Open University Malaysia (OUM) has made earning a degree more feasible for the many people across the country who has families and job in addition to
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